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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

रसनम्rasanamCrying, screaming, roaring, sounding, tinkling, noise or sound in general.
[रस्-ल्युट्]
1. Crying, screaming, roaring, sounding, tinkling, noise or sound in general.
2. Thunder, rumbling or muttering of clouds.
3. Taste, flavour.
4. The organ of taste, the tongue; इन्द्रियं रसग्राहकं रसनं जिह्वाग्रवर्ति T. S.; Bg.15.9; न जयेद्रसनं यावज्जितं सर्वं जिते रसे Bhāg.11.8.21.
5. Perception, appreciation, sense; सर्वेऽपि रसनाद्रसाः S. D. 244.
Derived forms and compounds
- -नः Phlegm.
In the Gita15·9

श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च ।

śrotraṁ cakṣuḥ sparśanaṁ ca rasanaṁ ghrāṇameva ca, — The ear, the eye, the touch, the taste and the smell, using these and the mind also, he enjoys the objects of mind and senses as the indwelling and… 15·9
- रसनम्rasanamnominative singular of the neuter noun rasana (tongue – the organ of taste).
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ग्रसनम्grasanamSwallowing, eating.
[ग्रस् भावे ल्युट्]
1. Swallowing, eating.
2. Seizing.
3. A partial eclipse of the sun or moon; Bṛi. S.5.43,46.
4. A mouth, jaw; प्राशित्रमास्ये ग्रसने ग्रहास्तु ते Bhāg.3.13.36.
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त्रसनम्trasanamAlarm, fear.
[त्रस् भावे ल्युट्]
1. Alarm, fear.
2. Anxiety, uneasiness.
3. A quivering ornament (?); Kauś.14.
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